Description

NGC 1873 Arrows PR 65. When the mint converted to the metric
system in 1873, there was a slight increase in the weight of the
half dimes, dimes, quarters, and half dollars, and this was
signified by the placement of arrowheads on either side of the
date. This change only lasted two years, giving collectors a second
opportunity to acquire Arrows coinage in a twenty year period.
Proof examples are highly desirable and gems are very elusive. This
piece is deeply toned in mottled shades of sea-green, blue, and
rose with deeply mirrored fields. One of only 4 proofs to have been
so graded by NGC (2/93) with 1 in higher grade. (NGC ID# 23XS, PCGS# 5575)